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The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs
The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs ; published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]
London: printed by Peter Cole and Edward Cole, 1661
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Answer. To that I answer, Religion doth not teach men to be foolish or to be desperate; it is too much boldness for any man to think God should give him assistance in foolish, desperate, rash ways. It is a speech of Cyprian, God would rather have us stay to manifest our faith, till we are called by him, and see him go before us, then that we should go upon our own heads. Faith as it hath the word evermore for its ground and bottom, in that great act of it, interesting the soul in the Covenant of Grace; so it hath the word for the ground of it in every action it puts the soul upon. We have a notable text for this in Prov. 10.8. The wise in heart will receive Commandments: but a prating fool shall. fall. the wise in heart, those that are truly gracious receive commandments: before they rush into danger, they will stay for the commandment, for the word: but a prating fool shall fall, one that will boldly venture himself in danger, in speaking before he is called unto it, he shall fall in it, he must not expect the assistance of God in it.
Answer. To that I answer, Religion doth not teach men to be foolish or to be desperate; it is too much boldness for any man to think God should give him assistance in foolish, desperate, rash ways. It is a speech of Cyprian, God would rather have us stay to manifest our faith, til we are called by him, and see him go before us, then that we should go upon our own heads. Faith as it hath the word evermore for its ground and bottom, in that great act of it, interesting the soul in the Covevenant of Grace; so it hath the word for the ground of it in every action it puts the soul upon. We have a notable text for this in Prov. 10.8. The wise in heart wil receive Commandements: but a prating fool shal. fal. the wise in heart, those that are truly gracious receive commandements: before they rush into danger, they wil stay for the commandement, for the word: but a prating fool shal fall, one that will boldly venture himself in danger, in speaking before he is called unto it, he shal fal in it, he must not expect the assistance of God in it.